Celebrities

Maria Theresa (1717-1780) - Empress of Austria, born in nearby Vienna. She often visited Bratislava, then known as Prešpurk, and had a great influence on its development.

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992) - Slovak politician and leading figure of the Prague Spring in 1968. He was born near Bratislava and studied there.

Wolfgang Kempelen (1734-1804) - Slovak-Austrian inventor, designer and artist, known for his mechanical chess automaton and work on speech synthesis. He was born in Bratislava.

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) – Composer, pianist and conductor. He was born in Bratislava. He was a student of W. A. ​​Mozart for 2 years and was friends with L. v. Beethoven.

Ľudovít Štúr (1815-1856) - Slovak writer, politician and linguist, the main figure of the Slovak national revival. Although he was born in Uhrovec, he did most of his work in Bratislava.

Iveta Radičová (1956) - The first Slovak prime minister who led the government in 2010-2012. She was born in Bratislava, where she also works as an academic.